Olise scores and assists twice as Bayern run riotVinícius Júnior inspires Real Madrid comebackBayern Munich extended their perfect Bundesliga start as Michael Olise scored two goals and set up two more to give them a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen in a one-sided contest at the Weserstadion. The Bavarian side, who suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Bremen when …

Newcastle could not take their chance. Three points would have maintained the unbeaten start to the season, taken them to the top of the table for the evening, raised the growing optimism after a turbulent summer. Instead, they were made to rue a poor first-half display against a delightful Fulham frontline, goals from Raúl Jiménez, Emile Smith Rowe and …

As late summer sun settled above Tottenham’s symbolic golden cockerel, even the single-minded manager Ange Postecoglou could bathe in greater warmth and sustenance from a support that has been highly critical of the club’s errant start to the season.A win for enterprising Spurs, thanks to goals from Dominic Solanke – his first for the club …

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, alongside established stars, have helped the league reach a new level of popularity as the playoffs approachAs the NFL’s Colts clashed with the Packers in Wisconsin last Sunday, downtown Indianapolis was alive – but not because of football. Half a mile up the road from the Colts’ empty stadium, Gainbridge Fieldhouse was …

Chelsea are no longer Cole Palmer FC, Darwin Núñez is out to impress and it’s personal for two of Villa’s young gunsCole Palmer was quiet during Chelsea’s victory over Bournemouth last weekend. Bournemouth tracked the playmaker’s movements closely and when they were unable to stop him by legal means they were not afraid to foul him. But the fact …

A victory could position Joshua for a shot at the undisputed heavyweight crown, setting up a potential blockbuster clash against the winner of the highly anticipated Usyk versus Tyson Fury.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT THE LONDON STADIUM: This was a blitz. A mauling. A jolly day out. We can caveat that by pointing out West Ham were flimsy and bordered on gutless.

Premiership’s longest-serving director of rugby brushes off retirement talk as he focuses on returning Exeter to the topOccasionally it is worth reflecting on what success in sport really looks like. Is it measured by silverware alone or by a much wider set of parameters – the long-term flowering of a club, say, or the depth of regional pride? The …

Our writers pick the champion, key players and dark horses as the WNBA postseason tips off on SundayObviously there is a large contingent of fervent, passionate WNBA fans that are not new to this whatsoever. But I’m looking forward to the first WNBA playoffs when the rest of the sports world has finally caught up: high-profile national TV coverage, …

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN SINGAPORE: Lando Norris kept his world championship hopes alive by taking pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Enzo Maresca's men raced out of the blocks and took the lead inside four minutes through Nicolas Jackson , before the Blues striker got on the scoresheet again 14 minutes later.

Lions have overcome the pain of defeat in last year’s decider, a poor start to this season, and hefty deficits in two finals to earn another shot at gloryThe Lions players were jumping around the MCG, their true colours having finally emerged in the glorious climax of a famous AFL preliminary final. There was Kai Lohmann and his blonde mullet, hurling …

Both promoted sides went in to the match seeking their first win of the season with the Saints stranded on zero points having lost their first four. It was a link-up of the generations that broke the deadlock.

Bath 38-16 Northampton; Spencer one of five tryscorersStatement win in repeat of last term’s Premiership finalBath would have preferred to win last season’s Premiership final but maybe now this is destined to be their time. This bonus-point ­victory over the reigning champions, Northampton, gave an early glimpse of their capabilities and first-half …

DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: The defeat left Andoni Iraola's side on five points from five matches while Arne Slot could spend the evening wallowing in the glory of sitting in pole position.

British player ends match early with foot problemRaducanu clearly struggling as she lost opening set 6-1 Emma Raducanu’s injury difficulties struck again as she retired from her Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina. The 21-year-old Briton had just lost the first set 6-1 when she withdrew having struggled with a foot problem.Raducanu had …

CRAIG HOPE AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Marco Silva 's side took the lead after Jimenez produced a superb strike to find the back of the net, before Smith Rowe scored 17 minutes later.

Football club became aware of billionaire owner’s interest in ‘young, blond girls’, says Gaute HaugenesThe former manager of Fulham women’s team has said female players were “protected” from the club’s late owner, after staff became “aware” the billionaire had a predilection for “young, blond girls”.Five women have alleged in recent …

Gallagher's Wembley mini-show comes less than 12 months before he and brother Noel will embark on an Oasis reunion tour across the UK and Ireland. That tour will feature seven nights at Wembley.

New Zealand hold off Australia for 31-28 win at Accor StadiumJames Slipper comes off bench for record-breaking 140th Test capAustralia have lost their eighth-straight Test to New Zealand and bungled another chance to snatch their first Bledisloe Cup series victory since 2002, going down 31-28 before a crowd of 68,061 at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Despite the …